Somers, NY
Empire Wrestling Academy
Wrestling Club Rankings: #5 in New York · #128 nationwide (Youth & high school, last two seasons)
- Town
- Somers, NY
- Price
- Confirm on claim
- Practice
- Confirm on claim
- Head coach
- John Degl
- Who trains here
- 47 wrestlers
- Titles
- Who this room is for
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · see what changed
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Who trains here (47)
Current wrestlers: those who placed for this club in published results this season or last (2025-26 and 2026-27), those on the club's own roster, and those the club's coach added. Wrestlers who have gone on to college or aged out are under Alumni. Wrestlers who last placed before then are under Alumni. Only what the results print. Each name opens their results.
- Brooke Murray140 lbs2nd2026 Jeff Blatnick Freestyle & Greco-Roman State Championships Junior Girls FS
Won 2026 NYWAY Hudson Valley Qualifier D9 (2012)
- Kiani Fauntleroy170 lbs3rd2026 Jeff Blatnick Freestyle & Greco-Roman State Championships Junior Girls GR
Track record
How this club's wrestlers develop, built only from published results with their sources. Every number opens the wrestlers and results behind it.
Since 2025-26: first multi-state regional title · first multi-state regional placings · better finishes at the same tournament
2025-26: multi-state regional champion, up from 0 · multi-state regional placers, up from 0 · state champions, up from 3 · state placers, up from 7 · local champions, up from 7 · local placers, up from 8
- Liam Mccormack · first multi-state regional title1st, 2026 Youth Eastern States (D2 73 lbs)
- Declan Flanagan · first multi-state regional placing3rd, 2026 Youth Eastern States (D2 54 lbs)
- Conor MacGregor · first multi-state regional placing4th, 2026 Youth Eastern States (D3 62 lbs)
- Liam Mccormack · first state title1st, 2026 NYWAY Youth State Championships (D5 (2016) 75 lbs)
- Cristian Martinez · first state placing4th, 2026 NYWAY Youth State Championships (D8 (2013) 87 lbs)
- Conall Rivera · improved at NYWAY Hudson Valley Qualifier2nd in 2026 (D6 (2015) 78 lbs), 3rd in 2025 (D5 (2015) 70 lbs)
- Brayden Cowan · improved at NYWAY Hudson Valley Qualifier3rd in 2026 (D9 (2012) 106 lbs), 4th in 2025 (D8 (2012) 87 lbs)
- Cristian Martinez · improved at NYWAY Hudson Valley Qualifier3rd in 2026 (D8 (2013) 87 lbs), 4th in 2025 (D7 (2013) 75 lbs)
A milestone is a wrestler's first placing or first title at state level or higher, or a better place at the same tournament than the season before. “First” means first in the results ClubScout holds, for wrestlers with results in an earlier season.
Placings are 1st to 8th, as in the rankings: 6 results below 8th or with no place printed are not counted here.
Alumni
Wrestlers who wrestled for this club and have moved on: to a college roster, to college and senior events, or past high school age by the age groups their results print.
7 wrestlers on college rosters
Ranked by what they did in college: national champions, All-Americans, conference champions, then a roster spot.
Aaliyah Morrow · University of Sioux Falls women's team · 2026-27
Kenna Gioffre · Roger Williams · 2025-26 and 2026-27
Maddy Keeler · Presbyterian College women's team · 2026-27
Marc Maurath · Columbia · 2025-26 and 2026-27
Ryan Ball · Castleton · 2026-27
Jaylen Hawkins · Western New England · 2025-26
Ryan Jack · NC State · 2025-26
3 alumni who last placed before 2025-26
Last placed for this club before 2025-26, with nothing we have showing they moved on. Ranked by what they won in youth and high school. The last line says when they last placed.
Top scorers
Team points for the club in the last two seasons, per bout won: decision 3, major decision 4, tech fall 5, fall 6. Forfeits score nothing. Tap the points to see every bout with its source.
Dual meet tournaments
- 1.Liam Mccormack
4 falls · 1 tech fall · 2 major decisions · 1 decision
- 2.Christiano Jaramillo
1 fall · 2 tech falls · 1 major decision · 5 decisions
Individual tournaments
- 1.Foti Koufalis
2 falls · 6 tech falls · 2 decisions
- 2.Liam Mccormack
4 falls · 2 tech falls · 1 major decision · 3 decisions
- 3.Dorian HIDALGO
2 falls · 5 tech falls · 2 decisions
- 4.Nick DeBellis
7 tech falls
- 5.Ryan Ball
1 fall · 5 tech falls
Coaches
Lead coach at Empire Wrestling Academy — recruiting consults and D1-level staff publicly highlighted on site.
Results (102)
55 wrestlers with results · seasons 2024-25 to 2026-27 · every entry links to its proof
Individual results by tournament level
- Ryan Ball
- Lei Guarin
- Fotis Koufalis
- Shane Degl
- Liam Mccormack
Multi-State Regional: 1st 2026 Youth Eastern States (D2 73 lbs)
State: 1st 2026 NYWAY Youth State Championships (D5 (2016) 75 lbs) · 2nd 2025 NYWAY State Championships (D4 (2016) 67 lbs)
Local: 1st 2026 41st Annual Council Rock Indian Open (10U Midget 75 lbs) · 1st 2025 NYWAY Hudson Valley Qualifier (D4 (2016) 67 lbs) · 3rd NJ Super 32 Early Entry 2026 (Elementary 70 lbs)
- Declan Flanagan
- Conor MacGregor
- Zeke Buttermark
Multi-State Regional: 6th 2026 Youth Eastern States (D2 54 lbs)
Local: 2nd 2026 NYWAY Hudson Valley Qualifier (D4 (2017) 56 lbs)
- Ethan Steuber
- Vincenzo Maraglino
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